This is an analysis of the poem Credo that begins with:

Der bølger Sollys om den grønne Sommer;
der trækker Skyer op til Styrteregn;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXXXXXX XXXXXXX X XXXXXXX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,7,1,7,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011110 11111100 11010100010 11101111 11111001010 110111111 1010111000 11010 1111 111110011 110101110 1101010101 1001110100 111111111 111111111 111101001 110100111 111110011 111111 100101101 110111111 1101011010 1101010110 111001110 111110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 183
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; der, tror, jeg are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words der, jeg are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Credo;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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